Trigger point injection cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles: from $235.20 to $766.48, with a median of $318.27. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Edmonds — $83.07 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $360.50 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $318.27, is 19% below the US median of $392.80.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 14 cities for code 20552, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Edmonds lowest Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.20 | $490.00 | — | 52% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $251.15 | $758.30 | $334.58–$4,556.00 | 67% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $262.44 | $909.96 | $358.23–$4,556.00 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $276.72 | $909.96 | $358.23–$4,556.00 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $277.00 | $909.96 | $356.44–$4,556.00 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $279.82 | $909.96 | $356.44–$4,556.00 | 69% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.40 | $630.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.40 | $630.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC IR INJ TRIGGER POINT(S)1TO2 MUSC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $302.40 | $630.00 | — | 52% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC INJ TRIGGER POINT 1-2 MUSCL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $334.14 | $909.96 | $145.60–$4,556.00 | 63% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Injection 1-2 Muscle Grou File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $375.70 | $375.70 | $94.68–$360.67 | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB TX RM TRIGGER PT ONE OR TWO MUSC GROUPS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $392.80 | $491.00 | $296.00–$657.00 | 20% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 IVR INJ SINGLE/MULT TRIGGER PT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $400.00 | $500.00 | $296.00–$657.00 | 20% |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie, WA · (425) 831-2300 Facility Fee HC 20552 TRIGGER POINT INJ 1-2 MUSCLES File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $402.37 | $693.74 | $57.60–$638.24 | 42% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc 20552 Trigger Point Inj 1-2 Muscles File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $410.50 | $821.00 | — | 50% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJECTION, TRIGGER POINT, 1 OR 2 MUSCLES File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $480.42 | $942.00 | $565.20–$753.60 | 49% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC INJ TRIGGER PT <3 MUSCLES File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $600.80 | $751.00 | $63.84–$1,123.87 | 20% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $658.70 | $941.00 | — | 30% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC TRIGGER POINT INJECTION File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $664.00 | $830.00 | $295.19–$1,123.87 | 20% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 HB MOR CPT 20552 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $688.00 | $860.00 | $296.00–$657.00 | 20% |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $766.48 | $1,474.00 | — | 48% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC ED INJ TRIGGER POINT 1/2 MUSCL CDM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $825.60 | $1,720.00 | — | 52% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Injection Single/Mlt Trigger Point 1/2 Muscles File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $6,902.89 | $282.00 | — | -2348% |
Outpatient: lowest $235.20, median $318.27, highest $766.48 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $397.59. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What trigger point injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Trigger point injection explained.